Where does “spookdorp” come from?
spookdorp (Dutch) comes from Dutch dorp, from Middle Dutch dorp, from Old Dutch thorp, from Proto-West Germanic þorp, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.
spookdorp (Dutch): ghost village
Ancestry of “spookdorp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | dorp | village, small settlement |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dorp | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thorp | village |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þorp | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |